Rashid Khan vs Babar Azam proved the very best match-up of the match to date. The wizard Khan held the higher hand all through, even noticed his man being dropped and reprieved by the DRS however obtained him off the ultimate ball of his spell.
His second ball to Babar was a pointy googly that the batsman was rapped on the pad. The umpire gave it out however DRS saved Babar. The subsequent ball was one other googly, the primary of the second over, but once more rapped the pads however it was sliding down leg. Babar went for the slog sweep subsequent ball however dragged it off the inside edge. Both the batsman and the bowler had a chat and a smile. Rashid’s subsequent ball to Babar was a magnificence; it broke away so sharply from Babar who was surprised and poked it off the periphery simply large of the slip. The subsequent ball was so much slower and Babar mistimed the drive. As he walked away on the finish of his second over, Khan shut his eyes, hung his head, and grimaced.
Babar Azam with one other stylish half-century 👏#T20WorldCup | #PAKvAFG | https://t.co/1VM4iAyNq4 pic.twitter.com/vmxaTQcOrx
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After a prolonged dialogue, Afghanistan determined to offer Khan the seventeenth over. Shoaib Malik walloped a leg break for a six and charged down the observe. Undeterred, Khan saved at it and almost had Babar on the fourth ball with a artful leg break however Naveen clanged a comparatively easy likelihood operating in from backward level.
Then Babar did one thing very unusual, and uncharacteristic. It was the final ball of the over, the final ball of Rashid’s spell, however he went for a giant heave-ho. Was it the ego to show a degree? Was it the urge to interrupt Afghanistan’s spirits? Whatever it was, it was decidedly unwise. This time, Rashid went for the googly, and a tad slower at it, and Babar was by along with his slog-sweep and was bowled. Off ran Rashid on a celebratory run – he had troubled Babar almost each ball and obtained his man in the long run.
Rashid Khan with one other one ☝️
He bowls a magnificence to get by the gates of Babar Azam.
He is gone for 51.#T20WorldCup | #PAKvAFG | https://t.co/1VM4iAyNq4 pic.twitter.com/SS01iDgTwg
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